Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-22
-Correspondeuce of The MINER
no WE FAIL In OUR DUTY:

As thorough eOuCACioA 10 al AA'e
ible capital through life, it is OF the utmost
to parents, as we'll as TO cn'io'
ran. that their children should receive as
Thorough an education as possible anu
their means will admit. fear many OF US
fail in our duty in not carefully considering
the little points on this subject, and the
d;ffe-ant ways in which we ourselves might
help both teacher and scholar. we nuy
hooks. send our children to school prompt
~ and leave the rest to the poor, over
Worked teacher and perhaps not very olli,
cent puuil. Children, especially smah
Children. too young to fully realize the I'M
nortance OF close application to STUDY o.
ten do not make the progress we anticlpa'e
tbav should, and we blame the teacher or
hIa me the child, when in fact we ourselves
are more in fault than either OF tnem'
Until a child is old en- ,ugh to take an ~
terest in learning and understand tne au-
yantages to be gained by study. the 1eacner
and the parents have a task and duty 20
perform that requires all the assistance QUO
from the other can give. ~
Children should be helped at home WITH
+be;r Lessons. and should be taught NOT
onIv their lessons, but that they are daliy
no coli more and more under Obligations TO
their teachers: to endeavor to make them
as little trouble as possible; ent ourage them
by allowing them to carry their teacher n
bououet, q box OF bon-bons, a plan1 10
brighten up her window, g. present. or
keepsake of any kind, to show her tnal you
| wish her we'll and are kindly disposed TO-
ward her, and assist in many ways TO make
Iher duties more pleasant. there are often
Idava that we feel too weary to DO our
lhonaehold duties, and when We do so we
loanerally sbirk them and rest; but teacners
cannot shirk and neglect to-day and THINK
70 make mn to.morrow-hot and cold, ram
ond shine-thev have to face the inevitable
tn meet room-fu OF clean ana dirty
. bright and dowdy, good ana oad cn1iorel q
that are too young and tnouen'iess, :.
nnt;ce the tired. worn-out, half-sick look il
face and form. But children should b
tanoht these things and made to notlc
them and to try to alleviate them. nav
often thought that next to their parents
I eh;ldren are placed under more obligation
:. To their teachers than to any one els
< whom they are personally associated witn
and when children come home complaining
i fault.finding and thinking their teacher
j. cross and too ready to punish them, ptlI parens
;. should never encourage them by lett'n
i them see that lthey, too, are inclined I
think or feel i'll toward their teacher. 1!
stead. ignore the fault-fnding. and exp al
tn them the arduous duties devolvlng o
them and the cares and various vexatlol
= thev have to contend with, and you ca
- modify this wrong impression very 500
n and leave an impression on tneir mint
20 that they will remember, and will not oe
ready to come again with the same trouole
al but will learn that your e4planAupon ~
a correct. and soon they will be m ore though
ful and more considerate for others. .. Ho
many people, that have large families
children. hurry them off to school to 8
a. rid of them in the house. NO dou
he Won have heard Il know hav
in Them say: IT will be glad VIII
ls Monday comes so the children can 60
no school. They annoy me almost 70 aea
:; with their noise." Generally those are ~
81 the people that are ready to listen 70 tne
children's grievances and find fault vi
their teachers. They forget that they fl
It such a relief to bundle them OIL nos
or rnde manners and all on to the teacher
a contend with day after day. 50 tnIni
n do ;nstice ali around. We had bett
on heoin bv looking up the little things to
he con idcred. It is of them that make
ed the grand temple OF knowledge, ana
ca ch one doing.something toward i'gnt'
ing the labors OF their teachers, ana 'fs
make tht m happy, thereby reaplns
,at stndv. which is bound to rebound to tn
&C. crodit and improvement, both mental q
to social. Then would advise both pare1
en- and childred to contribute to the nap
w sne ness of the teacher.
And some time, some day OF days,
When the schooldays OF youth are DER
And each have gone their different ways
The mind will wander back to days OF y
ION And memory's lips will speak IN praise
the ~ those that made LIES pleasant way
nen ~ ~ tsese ,he happiest of happy days.
his ~ ''Ae'~ Nina LONE Cou1so.